A fine silver/ebony pernambuco viola bow made by award winning bowmaker Niall Flemming. The bow possesses excellent balance/suppleness/strength, focused and projecting tone with brilliant harmonic content, along with a nimble and modulable character. 69.5 grams. This bow was made for the exhibition and festival in Bantry, Ireland, summer 2024.
About Niall:
Born in Australia in 1987 into an Irish family, Niall started to be interested in making violins at the age of 16. He then went on to complete the violin-making course in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK in 2010. Whilst in his final year, Niall worked part time in Stringers violin shop in London and it was here that he started working on bows. After finishing at Newark, Niall joined Maison Bernard in Brussels serving an apprenticeship with Pierre Guillaume. He worked with renowned maker Noel Burke in Carlow, then opened a workshop in Kilkenny city, Ireland. In November 2019, he relocated to his current workshop in Brussels, Belgium. Niall specializes in new making in the French style and the repair and restoration of bows for the quartet. 
Awards: 
2022 VSA Gold Medals for a violin and viola bow
2019 2nd Prize at the Violas Competition in Paris 
2018 VSA certificate of merit for violin bow